I use a raspy "just woke up" voice that doesn't sound like me. I only answer and listen in long enough to figure out if I should block the number. If it's an automated message, a lot of them do have an option to have them remove you from their list.

I use the "Should I Answer" app. If I've missed a call from an unknown number, someone in the app community might know if it's a telemarketer if they've dealt with it before, and might have left a comment on the number's review page.

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Rarely. I still receive spam calls but many of them get blocked by an app called "Should I Answer?". Really helpful. If the number is unreported, I answer only when I'm expecting a call. If I'm applying for a job or something, I answer. If not, leave a message or I will Google the number to find their identity.

9/10 times it's someone trying to sell me a home security system, offer technical support for my "computer has virus," or that I've won a substantial amount of money and only need to pay a small fee to claim it. If I don't have the number in my contacts, I don't generally answer it. If they're legit and really want to talk to me, they will leave a voicemail.

I speak Japanese when I'm bothered by telemarketeers or I pretend to be a soviet war vet with dementia speaking broken Russian. The downside is, the telemarketeers, a lot of them, know I speak different languages and they play long instead of freaking out :/

I do. To those, who don't, I have one simple question. Imagine you're looking for a job. You have your profile somewhere, you respond on job offers, and one of the mandatory fields is your number. And some potential employer likes your profile and answer, so he decide to call you.And you don't pick up. Unknown number, right?So…you don't get the job.Now, do you see that this could be problem? For you, not anyone else.I also see it's little bit gender-based division. Not surprising.

Who knows if it's for an emergency. Your friend or someone from your family must have called you from someone's else number.It won't waste your time to say "sorry wrong number"Because sometimes a wrong number can be a right number.